- In a sharp reversal from 2020 post-George Floyd, Democratic politicians including Joe Biden are calling for increasing police funding.
- This shift is largely driven by increasing murders becoming a major voter concern as mid-terms approach.
- NY democratic lawmakers agreed to roll back recent bail reforms that were celebrated a few years ago designed to reduce incarceration.
- DC mayor Muriel Bowser has council members support in hiring hundreds more cops.
- Los Angeles’ leading mayoral candidates are campaigning on how they’ll do more to fight crime.
Dems retreat on crime and police reform
(04/13/2022)